French Farce?

Of all the smaller teams we’ve seen in Russia, perhaps it’s Peru who can feel the hardest done by. They could bounce back in style and rival Mexico for shock of the tournament so far by beating France at best odds of 6/1 with Bet365.

They played great against Denmark and were only defeated 1-0 through a combination of bad luck, wastefulness and inspired goalkeeping. Kasper Schmeichel won man-of-the-match after making 6 saves but it was Christian Cueva’s penalty miss over the bar which really hurt.

The South Americans have to go for broke in Group C now and France are vulnerable if they play anything like they did when sneaking past Australia 2-1. For all the talent, Les Bleus looked lacklustre and like a team of individuals at the weekend and a better, more ambitious team could do some damage.